Bait-holder.



A. W. BALGH, JR.

BAIT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 1912.

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AUGUsTUs W. BALCH, JR., OFMATAMOBAS, PENNSYLVANIA,

EMT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 11, 1912. Serial No. 696,743.

* thereby preserve the bait in a fresh and moist condition for time.

lln the drawing forming a portion of this application, and in which like letters of a considerable period of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: Figure .1 is a perspective view of the bait holder. Fig. 2 is a transverse section therethrough showing the r cover closed in full lines and opened in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2.

The bait holder comprises a receptacle 1 Whose inner wall-'2 is of arcuate configuration so as to adapt itself to the waist of the wearer, the receptacle having the said wall 2 provided with loops 3 to receive a belt or the like whereby the holder may be properly supported upon the person. The front wall of the receptacle is also of arcuate configuration and 1 it gradually merges as at 5 into the inner wall 2. The top 6 is provided. with hinge knuckles 7 which arev associated with similar hinge knuckles 8 upon a closure 9, alpin 10 being extended through allot the lmuckles whereby the closure can be readily adjusted'to opened and closed positions.

A cover 9 is provided with suitable ventilating perforations 11 therein. A retractile spring 12 is located in the receptacle, the lower end of the spring is secured as at 13 to the bottom of the receptacle, while .the opposite end of the spring is extended through one of the ventilating perforations of the closure and then bent upwardly to form a manipulating eye or loop 14: and

then finally extended into another one of the perforations 11 as clearly shown. From this construction it is evident that under the action of the spring described the closure 9 will 'beyieldingly held against the open end of the receptacle and in this manner the bait may be kept in a moist condition and preserved for a considerable length of time. A guard 15 is located in the receptacle and arranged. in embracing rela tion upon the spring so as to prevent the latter under its expansion and contraction from agitating or disturbing the bait.

A bait receptacle having a bottom, front and rear walls, a closure ,hinged to the said receptacle, means secured to the rear wall of said receptacle and engaged with the central portion of said closure for normally retaining the latter in closed position, the portion of said means engaging said cover, projecting .exteriorly thereot, and serving as a manipulator for said closure, and means disposed interiorly of said receptacle and in a forwardly and upwardly inclined position for guarding t e first mentioned means throughout its en'- tire length from the contents of the receptacle and preventing the same from becoming inoperative.

lln testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence or two witnesses.

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Patented @ct. 21L, ill-913. 

